Dan Wootton’s MailOnline column has been paused while the publication commissions an independent investigation into allegations he used a pseudonym and offered colleagues money for sexual material.The GB News presenter has written a regular column for the online outlet since 2021, with his last article published on June 29.
Last month, the TV presenter and columnist used his self-titled GB News programme to admit he had made “errors of judgment” in the past but branded the “allegations” as “simply untrue”.
Following the claims, the publishers of MailOnline and his previous employers at The Sun newspaper said they were looking into allegations made against the New Zealand-born star.
A spokesperson for DMG Media, which publishes MailOnline, told the PA news agency: “We are continuing to consider a series of allegations which Dan Wootton – who has written columns for MailOnline since 2021 as one of several outside freelance contributors – has strenuously denied. “The allegations are obviously serious but also complex and historic and there is an independent investigation under way at the media group which employed him during the relevant period. “In the meantime, his freelance column with MailOnline has been paused.” Last month, Culture, Media and Sport Committee chairwoman Dame Caroline Dinenage wrote to The Sun requesting details of the newspaper’s investigation into Wootton.The Sun’s editor Victoria Newton issued a letter in response which said: “We take these allegations seriously but we are in no position to comment further and indeed we make no commitment to make any further comment depending on the outcome of our investigation.” During his time at The Sun, Wootton was best known for breaking stories including Megxit.
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